Mop



Dec. 4, 1923. 1,476,317

W. H. ZACHRY IOP Filed Oct. 3. 1921 W//VESSES v y /NVENTH vmMpf W. Hlaehv A no3/VHS Patented Dec. 4, 1923.

UNITED STATES WALTER HARVEY ZACHRY, 0F ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

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Application led October 3, 1921. Serial No. 505,048.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER HARVEY ZACHRY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which the following is a specification.

This' invention relates to mops andvmore pirticularly to the head construction thereo An important object of this invention is to provide a mop having novel means whereby the same may be held in an adjusted position with relation to the, handle .so that the operator will not be annoyed by the free swinging of the head with relation to the handle when moving themop over the ioor for cleaning purposes.

.Further the invention aims to provide a mop having a cleaning element which may be readily and conveniently detached for the purpose of reversing the same or for the purpose of entirely renewing the same.

Also a further object of the invention is to provide a mop which is eicient, and simple to operate and cheap to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate lilr'e parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective of a mop embodied in the invention.

Figure 2 is a detailed view of the cleaning element.

Figure 3 is a detailed view illustrating the means for connecting the frame of the mop to what might be termed the head.

ln the drawing, the numeral 10 generally designates a frame which is formed from a length of spring metal bent intermediate its ends as indicated at 11 to provide a pair of diverging sides 12. The edge portions of the diverging sides are extended inwa'rdlyto provide attaching arms 13 having apertures 14. for the reception of a cross plece or rod 15. The rod 15 has an attaching shank 16 either formed integral with or welded to the intermediate portion thereof. The sides- 12 of the frame 10 are provided with openin 1'? which receive the end portions of i. cross rod 15, the cross rod 15 being connected to the sides by means of cctter keys 18.` The resiliency be noted that the terminal portions of the.`

arms 13 are inclined at acute angles to the longltudinal axis of the cross rod 15 so that the opposite sides of the openings 14 are,

pressed into engagement with the rod.

A cleaning element generally designated by the numeral 20 consists preferably of a plurality of strands 21 of cotton or the like connected by a pair of strips 22 on opposite sides of the frame and secured thereto by stitching 23. As the strips 22 are secured to the intermediate portions of the strands, both ends of the same may be employed and the device thereby rendered reversible.

The cleaning element vis detachably' connected tothe frame 10 by means of a plurality of spaced snap fasteners consisting of coacting sections 25 and 26, the sections 25 being carried by the frame and the sections 26 being carried by the cleaning element. This order may, however, be reversed and fastening devices of any suitable type employed. It will be observed, however, that in the use of the device, the fastening devicesconsisting of the sections 25 and 26 are entirely covered by the cleaning element. The end portions of the cross piece 15 are received within an eyelet 28 as are the cotter pins 18 so that the Cotter pins and the end podzions of the cross piece 15 will not be permitted to scratch articles of furniture or pieces of woodwork.

An illustrated in Figure 1, the inwardly extended end portions of the sides 12 define what might be termed a socket within which the end portions of the cleaning element arel received. The end portions of the cleaning element are provided with a spring lhook 29 pivoted to a base plate 30 and adapted to be received within openings 31, in the intermediate portion of the arm 13 whereby to detachably connect the cleaning element to the same.

A mop constructed in 'accordance ywith this invention is conveniei'itl to use and is securel heldin an 'adjusted osition. However, w en it is desired to c ange the angle of the frame and cleaning element with mi lation to the handle it is merely necessary to hold the same and then swing the handle to the desired angle.

Also fibre or bristles or other material fastened together by stitching, gluing or otherwise ma be employed in lieu ofthe specific cleaning element illustrated in the drawing. Further the inventive idea may be involved in a floor sweep as well as a mop.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is l. A cleaning device comprising a frame formed from a length of spring metal bent intermediate its ends to provide a pair of diverging spring sides, the terminal portions of said spring sides being extended inwardly and forwardly and being apertured to provide attaching arms, a rod extending through the aperture in said arms and having a shank for attachment to a handle arranged between the arms, the terminal portionsA of said rod being extended through and terminating beyond said spring sides, and fastening devices carried by the extended end portions of said cross rod and frictionally contacting with said spring sides to hold the same in an adjusted position.

2. A cleaning device comprising a frame 'formed from a length of spring metal bent intermediate its ends to provide a pair of diverging spring sides, the terminal portions of said spring sides being extended inwardly and forwardly and being apertured to provide attaching arms, a rod extending through the aperture in said arms and hav- A ing a shank for attachment to a handle arranged between the arms, the terminal portions of said rod being extended through and terminating beyond said spring sides, and fastening devices carried by the extended end portions of said cross rod and frictionally contacting with said spring sides to hold the same in an adjusted position, said attaching arms being disposed diagonally with respect to said cross rod, whereby 'the walls of said apertures grip the cross rod and cooperate with said fastening devices to hold the frame in an adjusted position.

A 3. A cleaning device comprising a frame formed from a length of sprin metal bent intermediate its ends to provi e a. pair of diverging spring sides, the terminal portions of said spring sides being extended inwardly and forwardly and being apertured to provide attaching arms, a rod extending through the aperture in said arms and having a shank for attachment to a handle arranged between the arms, the terminal portions of said rod being extended through and terminating beyond' said spring sides, and fastening devices carriedby the extended end portions of said cross rod and frictionally contacting with said spring sides to hol-d the same in an adjusted position, said attaching arms being disposed diagonally with respect to said cross rod, whereby the walls of said apertures grip the cross rod and cooperate with said fastening devices to hold the frame in an adjusted position, and a cle-aning element detachably connected to said frame and having` recesses to receive the extended end portions of said cross rod and the fastening devices carried thereby.

4. A cleaning device comprising a frame formed from a length of spring metal bent intermediate its ends to provide a pair of diverging spring sides, the terminal portions of said spring sides being extended inwar-dly and forwardly and being apertured to provide attaching arms, a rod extending through the aperture in said arms and having a shank foi' attachment to a handle arranged between the arms, the terminal portions of said rod being extended through and terminating beyond said spring sides, fastening devices carried by the. extended end portions of said cross rod and frictionally contacting with said spring sides to hold the same in an adjusted position, said attaching arms being disposed diagonally with respect to said cross rod, whereby the walls of said apertures grip the cross rod and cooperate with said fastening devices to hold the frame in an adjusted position, and a cleaning element detachably connected to said frame and having recesses to receive the extended end portions of said cross rod and the fastening devices carried thereby, the inwardly extended end portions of said spring sides defining a V-shaped recess for the reception of the end portions of said cleaning element.

WALTER HARVEY ZACHRY. 

